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Sports Drinks in South Korea

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  • 28 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 3291773
Sports drinks in South Korea saw robust growth in 2025, fuelled by outdoor activities, "Nomad Fitness", and public health drives. While traditional sugary options face scrutiny, zero sugar alternatives are emerging. Pocari Sweat, Gatorade, and Powerade together dominated in 2025, but Pocari Sweat lost share to other brands and other formats.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2025), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution, packaging or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Reduced Sugar Sports Drinks, Regular Sports Drinks.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Sports Drinks market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Growth for sports drinks due to fitness trends and heatwaves
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Robust growth for sports drinks in South Korea amidst evolving fitness trends
  • The challenge of balancing functionality and health in sports drinks
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Tapping new demographics in sports drinks likely to contribute to growth
  • Blurring of categories, but innovation and collaborations set to drive growth
  • The rise of sugar-free and natural formulations in sports drinks
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Pocari Sweat’s share challenged by competition from companies and other formats
  • Lotte Group's new 2% DBH launch adapts to health-focused consumers
CHANNELS
  • Convenience stores cements its leadership in sports drinks due to on-the-go demand
  • Digital channels reshape South Korea's sports drinks distribution landscape
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Health trends and channel shifts are reshaping soft drinks
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Health trends drive polarisation amidst static volumes
  • Inflation fuels shift to private label and varied pack sizes
  • Health-conscious consumers fuel premiumisation in soft drinks
  • Soft drinks embraces cultural trends for growth in South Korea
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Health awareness and regulation to reshape soft drinks in South Korea
  • Players will move towards premiumisation, eco-packaging, and digital channels
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Lotte Chilsung and Coca-Cola Drive Innovation and Health Trends
  • Character-led innovation drives dynamic growth for Paldo
CHANNELS
  • Convenience stores is an important distribution channel due to on-the-go appeal
  • Retail e-commerce platforms are driving efficiency and value in soft drinks
  • Foodservice sees steady but sluggish recovery towards pre-pandemic levels
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 27 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 29 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 33 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 35 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 39 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in South Korea
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources